NY S09821 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31)
Status: Introduced on April 7 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-07 - REFERRED TO LABOR
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 7 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-07 - REFERRED TO LABOR
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Title
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Same As/Similar To
A04278 (Same As) 2026-01-07 - referred to labor
